Trump calls for FBI to probe 'Crooked Hillary,' Dems in his return to Twitter after his account was briefly removed

President Trump made up for his 11 minutes of silence last night with a slew of pointed tweets. (Yuri Gripas/REUTERS)

President Trump returned to Twitter on Friday morning with a vengeance, touting the "impact" of his words and more than making up for the 11 minutes he was unable to access the social media site.

Trump brought back a slew of campaign-era nicknames and called on the FBI to probe Democrats after former party head Donna Brazile outed the DNC for tipping the scales in Hillary Clinton's favor during last year's presidential primary.

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It was a return to form for the President after a rogue Twitter employee tried to silence him a day earlier.

Trump's account was briefly removed from the site Thursday evening. The company revealed that an outgoing employee took the account down on their last day.

"My Twitter account was taken down for 11 minutes by a rogue employee. I guess the word must finally be getting out-and having an impact," Trump wrote early Friday.

The President then used his reactivated page to unleash a series of smoldering insult-laden posts, dredging up a litany of charges against the Dems.

"Everybody is asking why the Justice Department (and FBI) isn't looking into all of the dishonesty going on with Crooked Hillary & the Dems," Trump tweeted. "New Donna B book says she paid for and stole the Dem Primary. What about the deleted E-mails, Uranium, Podesta, the Server, plus, plus…"

Trump was riled up after Brazile revealed details of a deal between the DNC and Clinton that put her campaign in charge of the party's finances.

Trump called on the FBI and Department of Justice to do "what is right and proper."

The deal, signed in August 2015, was unusual in a presidential race with no incumbent, according to Brazile, but not illegal.

Clinton's primary opponent, Sen. Bernie Sanders(I-Vt.), also signed off on the agreement, but did not raise funds through the partnership.

Asked if he would fire Sessions if the DOJ doesn't focus its investigative powers on Democrats, Trump said, "I don't know."

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"Honestly, they should be looking at the Democrats," Trump told reporters before departing the White House for a 12-day trip to Asia.

Trump also revived a few less-than-flattering nicknames he made up during the 2016 campaign, calling Clinton "Crooked Hillary," Sanders "Crazy Bernie: and Massachusetts Senator Elizabeth Warren "Pocahontas."

Warren, a potential 2020 contender, quickly responded — warning Trump to worry less about Democrats and more about his own associates and special counsel Robert Mueller's Russia probe.

"You might think your tweets are cute, @realDonaldTrump, but they won't stop Mueller's investigation or keep your people out of jail," she tweeted.

Trump's calls for scrutiny of his former foes, reminiscent of his encouraging chants of "lock her up" at campaign rallies, came as Mueller indicted his one-time campaign chairman Paul Manafort and his deputy Rick Gates.

His tweets come after former Democratic National Committee chairwoman Donna Brazile made claims that Clinton rigged the Democratic primaries in her book. (Paul Sancya/AP)

One of Trump's campaign advisers pleaded guilty to lying to the FBI about connections with Russians who promised "dirt" on Clinton.

Most Democrats on Friday hoped to focus on the future— as some called for an end to the joint fundraising agreements that gave Clinton control of the party's coffers.

"I think Donna's story just adds more evidence to what we already knew," Democratic strategist and former Sanders' campaign adviser Mark Longabaugh told the Daily News. "As Dems we need to stop relitigating the 2016 campaign. From our stand point we have no interest in looking back."

Longabaugh noted that the party's Unity Reform Commission offers the chance for "a set of DNC reforms that creates a more transparent DNC."

Adam Green, the co-founder Progressive Change Campaign Committee, agreed, calling for the end of joint fundraising agreements and other rules that give one candidate a leg up during a primary.

"When it comes to fostering trust in the DNC, the entire ballgame is the Unity Reform Commission's forthcoming proposals and whether they are strong and adopted by DNC leadership," he said.

Longabough also pointed to Sanders, an independent who caucuses with the Dems, as an example of those on the left looking toward the future.

"Trump is a clear and present danger to the country and that's where Bernie is focused right now," Longabough said. "Fighting for healthcare, social issues and taxes.